“As the over $400 million already raised for victims of Hurricane Katrina shows, Americans are generous and eager to help their neighbors in a crisis- whether those neighbors are next door, across the country, or on the opposite side of the world. This Saturday, Charity Navigator Executive Director Trent Stamp appeared on the CBS Early Show and discussed how local communities can band together to both support the victims of Katrina and make sure they are prepared to meet their own needs in a future crisis. His tips appear below:
1. Have a fundraiser and donate the proceeds to an established charity. Bake sales, block parties, and pancake feeds are all good ways to bring a community together for a worthy cause. Any gathering can be used as a venue to collect donations for hurricane relief. This past weekend, for example, some college football booster groups getting together to watch their favorite teams took advantage of the gathering to collect donations for Katrina victims.
2. Hold a blood drive or donate blood.”
More at http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/content.view/catid/68/cpid/314.htm